Shan Lianyu, general manager of Xiaomi’s Home Appliances Department, recently shared on-site photos of Xiaomi’s new smart home appliance factory in Wuhan, revealing that it is nearing completion. The factory will begin by mass-producing Xiaomi’s self-developed air-conditioners and features a high degree of automation, according to the company. Why it matters: The Wuhan facility is Xiaomi’s first smart home appliance factory. Details: Xiaomi’s smart home appliance factory, the company’s third factory, completes its full-ecosystem strategy for self-built smart manufacturing following its automobile and smartphone factories. During a livestream on March 2, Lei Jun revealed that the Wuhan Xiaomi smart home appliance factory is under rapid construction and is expected to begin large-scale production by the end of the year.